Can neuroscience shed light on pregnancy complications?

Pregnancy risks suddenly spike after age 35, something doctors generally attribute to problems with the fertilized egg. But Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute postdoctoral scholar Blake Laham is not convinced that's the whole ...

Integrating primary preventative intervention during pregnancy

New research from Murdoch University shows it is possible to integrate primary preventative intervention during pregnancy into clinical, maternity and hospital settings to reduce the likelihood of traumatic birth experiences. ...

Q&A: One in five moms face untreated perinatal mental illness

Twenty percent of women experience mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety during pregnancy and the first year of parenthood. Kara Zivin, a professor of psychiatry and obstetrics and gynecology at the University ...

Treatment of rare childhood epilepsy could begin before birth

Research has shown early diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy disorders can improve outcomes. The question of when to administer treatment so it gets ahead of the disease, however, has remained stubbornly elusive. A new Northwestern ...

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